Condition Report
Contact Information
Lot 202
Sale 4439 - The Pennsylvania Sale
Nov 10, 2015
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$60,000 -
90,000
Lot Description
1 piece. 1 piece.
Scull, Nicholas. Engraved Map with Outline Color.
"Map of the Improved Part of the Province of Pennsylvania." Phila: Ja[me]s Turner, engraver; John Davis, printer, Jan 1, 1759. 1st state. 30 3/8 x 60 1/8 in; 771 x 1527 mm; margins. Saddle-bag format, divided in 24 sections & mtd on linen (1 sheet). Early hand color, minor dust smudging at edges, minor scattered spotting, light wear to engraving at lower left cartouche panel. In cloth case with paper label, executed ca 1825-1835. In modern custom gray fall-down case.
The first map of Pennsylvania to be published & printed in America and also the first map exclusively depicting Pennsylvania.
Wheat & Brun 422.
Provenance
Condition Report
Contact Information
Search